code-switch
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See also: codeswitch and code switch
English
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[edit ]code-switch (third-person singular simple present code-switches , present participle code-switching , simple past and past participle code-switched )
- (intransitive ) To alternate between two or more languages, typically in spoken conversation.
- Synonym: code-mix
- (intransitive ) To change the dialect or register in which one speaks a language.
- Synonym: code-mix
- (rugby , intransitive ) To change from playing rugby league to rugby union or vice versa.
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[edit ]to alternate between languages
- Dutch: taalschakelen
- Spanish: cambiar de código , alternar de código , transmudar de lenguaje , trastrocar de lenguaje